Twitter goes wild over Arch Manning to Texas Longhorns
Arch Manning informed the masses he’s going to play at the University of Texas, and predictably, Twitter has gone absolutely insane.
The Texas Longhorns landed an elite talent in quarterback Arch Manning, the nation’s most-coveted high school quarterback.
And, with the news of Manning heading to Austin, Twitter unsurprisingly went insane with the revelation.
Arch Manning spurns SEC powers to play with the Texas Longhorns
Texas walk-on DB Michael Taffe was Arch Manning’s host during his visits to Austin. GIVE THAT MAN A SCHOLARSHIP!!!!
— Anwar Richardson (@AnwarRichardson) June 23, 2022
There have been three perfect 1.0000 quarterback recruits in the 247Sports Composite era (since 2000).
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) June 23, 2022
If Arch Manning eventually signs, all three will have played at the University of Texas.
Arch Manning has committed to Texas and just like that Texas football is back. It won't be long before the #Longhorns are in the Championship conversation again -- especially in the current era of college football. Some of the nation's best will be flocking to play with Arch.
— Dan Schneier (@DanSchneierNFL) June 23, 2022
Texas now is set to have Quinn Ewers (No. 1 overall recruit in 2021), Arch Manning (No. 1 overall recruit in 2023) and Maalik Murphy, the No. 12 QB in the class of 2022, in its QB room
— Chris Trapasso 🏈 (@ChrisTrapasso) June 23, 2022
Arch Manning previously said he wouldn't sign any #NIL deals until he commits to a school.
— Darren Heitner (@DarrenHeitner) June 23, 2022
Looks like he's now open for business. https://t.co/aYXwR5gW1Z
Massive. Texas lands the nations top player in five star Arch Manning https://t.co/DBCTZTnO5i
— Mike Roach (@MikeRoach247) June 23, 2022
Obviously, this is a huge power play for Texas. The Longhorns have struggled in recent years after being one of the nation’s powers for much of the 20th century. However, since winning the 2006 Rose Bowl over the USC Trojans, fortunes have turned for Texas.
Since then, the Longhorns have only two major bowl wins, getting them in 2009 Fiesta Bowl and ’19 Sugar Bowl. Additionally, Texas only has one double-digit win campaign since 2010.
With Manning joining the fray, Texas now has a loaded quarterback room with both he and Quinn Ewers involved, two of the top quarterback recruits in recent memory.
For Manning, he’s also bucking a family trend. His grandfather, Archie Manning, played for the Ole Miss Rebels before being drafted by the New Orleans Saints in 1971. His sons, Peyton and Eli, also played SEC football with Eli going to Ole Miss as well, while Peyton played at the University of Tennessee. Both were No. 1 overall picks and combined to win four Super Bowls.
Then again, Texas is slated to join the SEC in 2025, and if that timeline gets sped up or Manning hangs around long enough, he might play some SEC ball after all.